Community Winter 2016 Connectiona Miller-Keystone Blood Center Publication
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COMMUNITY WINTER 2016 CONNECTIONA MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER PUBLICATION 22nd Annual Cruise Aboard The REGIONAL Lifeline Sets Sail On May 20! Are You Or A Loved HIGHLIGHTS Join Honorary Captain Tony DaRe and Presenting Sponsor One A Transfusion PAGE 1 In the Lehigh Valley BSI Corporate Benefits for a Cruise to Mardi Gras Recipient? Cruise Aboard the Lifeline® Miller-Keystone Blood Join MKBC in PAGE 3 Center’s 22nd annual In Carbon County Celebrating Hope! Local Leader Award signature fundraiser, the Cruise Aboard If you or a loved one have ever PAGE 5 the LifeLine, is been the recipient of a lifesaving In Berks County scheduled to depart Angela Hohl Memorial blood transfusion, have you Blood Drive on Friday, May 20 at ever wondered about the the ArtsQuest™ Center individual(s) who made the PAGE 9 at SteelStacks™ in Bethle- generous decision to donate In Montgomery County hem. On that evening, guests Out & About the blood that you received? can anticipate another fun-filled If so, we may be able to help! PAGE 12 event as passengers Cruise to Mardi Gras, transported to the French Quarter, Miller-Keystone Blood Center In Schuylkill County known for its masks, music and revelry! is planning an event to unite Out & About In addition to presenting sponsor, BSI transfusion recipients with the PAGE 13 Corporate Benefits, premier sponsors commit- blood donors who helped to In Bucks County ted for our 2016 event include (as of 2/5/2016): save their lives. Out & About Adams Outdoor Advertising, Air Products; If you have received a blood PAGE 13 Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits; Capital transfusion and would like to meet In Monroe County BlueCross, Connoisseur Media, LLC; your blood donor(s), please visit Out & About Cumulus Media Cat Country 96, Cumulus Media 100.7 WLEV; Hospital GIVEaPINT.org/CelebrateHope for PAGE 14 Central Services, iHeart Media, Klunk & Millan, Lehigh Valley Magazine, more information. ● In Monroe County Lehigh Valley Style, Mr. Ron Mordosky, Network Magazine, Neusse Photog- Blood Drive Calendar raphy, Patti’s Petals, Inc.; Sacred Heart Hospital, Service Electric Cablevision, PAGE 14 and Viamedia. In Luzerne County As always, an excellent group of local gourmet caterers and restaurants Blood Drive Calendar will provide tempting Cruise cuisine, while guests will also have the PAGE 14 opportunity to enjoy wonderful entertainment and our very popular In New Jersey casino deck, while a multitude of raffle prizes, as well as a live and silent Blood Drive Calendar auction await them. While our crew is hard at work, we hope that you are making your PAGE 14 In Chester County preparations to attend our 2016 Cruise as well! Blood Drive Calendar • Have you marked your calendar for 6:00 PM, FRIDAY, MAY 20? Continued on p. 2 DONOR CENTER LOCATIONS: 1255 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 1300, Allentown, PA 18103 • 1465 Valley Center Parkway, Bethlehem, PA 18017 • 2925 William Penn Highway, Suite 105, Easton, PA 18045 • 2745A Leiscz’s Bridge Road, Reading, PA 19605 SATELLITE LOCATIONS: Western Pocono Community Library, 131 Pilgrim Way, Brodheadsville, PA 18322 • Hazle Township Commons Building, 103 West 27th Street, Hazle Township PA 18202 • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown, PA 18951 • Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company, 6480 Sullivan Trail, Wind Gap, PA 18091 • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1105 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341 Cruise Aboard the LifeLine continued from p. 1 DONOR RESOURCES • Would your organization like to 2016 CRUISE ABOARD THE LIFELINE COMMITTEE join our growing list of sponsors? Local Leaders Spotlight | COMMUNITY EDITION A VARIETY OF SPONSOR- HONORARY CAPTAIN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SHIP LEVELS, RANGING The Local Leaders Spotlight serves to honor and recognize a local business or Tony DaRe Michael McShane FROM $5,000 TO $300, ARE BSI Corporate Benefits Miller-Keystone Blood Center organization for their success and dedication in supporting Miller-Keystone STILL AVAILABLE. Blood Center’s lifesaving mission. • Do you have a SPECIAL CRUISE COMMITTEE Cruise Aboard The Lifeline 1 AUCTION OR RAFFLE ITEM BUSINESS/COMPANY/SCHOOL/ ABOUT: that you would like to donate? Paula Bonstein Heather Kowatch CHURCH/GROUP/ETC: Celebrating Hope 1 Lehigh Valley International Airport Capital BlueCross • Would your organization like to PALMERTON COMMUNITY – Since 1910, the First United Church of Christ 3rd Annual “Boots vs. place an ad in our program book? Chuck Bostick Jessica Kuc FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST continues to strive to meet the spiritual MKBC Renames Volunteer Badges vs. Bandages” Heroes FULL, HALF, QUARTER AND Jr. Multi-Tech Construction, Inc. Miller-Keystone Blood Center needs of its members and the Palmerton Blood Drive Challenge 2 BUSINESS-CARD SIZE ADS Paula Buchvalt Carol Machain LOCATION: community. ● Scholarship Award PALMERTON, PA Local Leaders Spotlight ARE AVAILABLE, at costs Air Products Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America Community Edition 3 ranging from $500 to $75. Janet Busse Michael McShane Award Renamed After Dedicated COORDINATOR NAMES: Miller-Keystone Blood Center Miller-Keystone Blood Center Volunteers Bill and Jackie Younger MKBC Renames Volunteer GEORGE ASHMAN DJ Cleaver Shirley Miller Scholarship Award 3 If you answered “yes” to any of Coordinator | present of Catasauqua the questions above, contact Michael The Morning Call Air Products (retired) Lifesaver Rewards Program 4 McShane, Director of Development, at Marie Clemens George & Linda Nabb YEARS WITH MILLER-KEYSTONE Miller-Keystone Blood Center (MKBC) Highmark Walk For A 800-223-6667, ext. 1294 or develop@ Hospital Central Services, Inc. Dream Events BLOOD CENTER: recently announced that our Student Healthy Community 5 GIVEaPINT.org for additional details. Mary Diehl Connie Phillip Volunteer Scholarship award has been And if you are interested in Cruising The Morning Call (retired) Lehigh Valley International Airport 16 renamed in honor of two of our most Scholarship Deadlines 5 SINCE for free, a variety of volunteer positions Kerianne Geist Naomi Pratt 2000 dedicated volunteers, Bill and Jackie Memorials/Tributes 7 are also available. Pre-event training BSI Corporate Benefits Miller-Keystone Blood Center Younger of Catasauqua (PA). NUMBER OF BLOOD DRIVES Out & About Photos 8-13 is provided, and in exchange for event “Beginning with the 2015-16 academic Shelley Harkins Dan Walsh PER YEAR: Computer Management and Marketing Blood Drive Calendar 14-15 support, volunteers are able to enjoy Viamedia year, our Volunteer Scholarship award will Associates, Inc. refreshments and the evening’s activi- Jeff Warren 6 be renamed ‘The Ralph (Bill) and Jacque- ties! For more information, contact Kathleen Heckman Gilmore & Associates, Inc. line Younger Volunteer Scholarship Award’,” Naomi Pratt, MS, Director of Volunteer Miller-Keystone Blood Center UNITS COLLECTED IN 2014: said Michael McShane, Director of Devel- COMMUNITY Services & Resource Development, at Kim Hellwig opment, MKBC, explaining that Bill and CONNECTION 800-223-6667, ext. 1211 or npratt@ RCN 345 Jackie were both devoted volunteers who GIVEaPINT.org. ● donated more than 25,000 hours of service to the Blood Center. is a publication designed to inform our Congratulations to First United Church of “Bill served as a Donor Aide and community about the programs and services Christ – Palmerton Community, 2014-2015 Canteen Attendant, volunteering over of the Miller-Keystone Blood Center. MKBC Local Leader award recipient! 14,000 hours of service, while Jackie gave Peter J. Castagna, Jr. SAVE THE DATE more than 11,000 hours of service as a President-CEO Canteen Attendant,” McShane noted. Janet D. Busse 3rd Annual “Boots vs. Badges vs. Bandages” Heroes Blood Drive Challenge Bill Younger passed away in 2015 at the BS, MT (ASCP) SBB, MS QA Senior Vice President & May 30 – Sept. 5, 2016 COMMUNITY EDITION UNITS age of 81. Chief Operating Officer Top 10 Local Leaders | COLLECTED Janet Busse, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, MKBC added, D. Kip Kuttner, D.O. MKBC’s third annual “Boots vs. Badges COMMUNITY GROUP NAME & LOCATION IN 2014 Vice President, Medical Director “In addition to their volunteer service, vs. Bandages” competition between FIRST UCC – PALMERTON COMMUNITY (Palmerton, PA) ...................345 Bill and Jackie were also both dedicated John Willson firefighters, law enforcement and 1 Vice President, Fiscal Affairs blood donors, having donated more than emergency medical service personnel 2 WORLD MISSION SOCIETY CHURCH OF GOD (Ridgewood, NJ) .............199 Marie S. Clemens 43 gallons, saving the lives of thousands kicks off on Memorial Day, May 30, ENON TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH (Philadelphia, PA). 184 Editor 3 in our community.” and runs through Labor Day, Sean Tinney ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (Orefield, PA). 171 “The continued presentation of this September 5, 2016. 4 Associate Editor scholarship award in Bill and Jackie’s name Thank our local heroes for the 5 ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH (Coopersburg, PA) ..........................158 ensures that Bill’s legacy, and the commit- Phone: 610-691-5850 • 800-B-A-DONOR leadership they demonstrate every KUTZTOWN MENNONITE CHURCH (Kutztown, PA) ..........................157 6 ment both he and Jackie had for the Blood Fax: 610-691-2326 day in our community by donating Website: www.GIVEaPINT.org MONARCH FIRE COMPANY (Douglassville, PA) ..............................156 Center and for our community will live on,” during this year’s Heroes Blood 7 Busse concludes. Readers